Even though I am a psych major, and Freud is the father of psychoanalysis, I always thought he was a little out there with his ideas. However, I really enjoyed this piece. In this essay he writes, “The liberation of an individual, as he grows up, from the authority of his parents is one of the most necessary though one of the most painful results brought about by the course of his development.” I can resonate with this on a personal level. From a young age, I have always believed that my parents were the smartest people on the planet. They’re my parents. They’ve taught me almost everything I know. They have been there through the time I took the back wheels off of my bike until as recent as this semester when I was studying for my physics exam. But, the problem (or the blessing I should say) with getting older, is realizing that you have been seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. This realization is pertinent to self-understanding. When you start to explore the world through your eyes, you become what the world calls a “functioning adult”.